Early humans may have survived a brutal ice age by hiding out in mountain caves located in what’s now Serbia.

Archaeological excavations across a string of Serbian cave sites have produced evidence that Ice Age humans occupied interior regions of the central Balkans during some of the coldest periods of the ...

This is the first evidence we have of structured human engagement with the concepts of chance and randomness.” ...

New research shows Stone Age humans created structured signs and symbol systems 40,000 years ago, long before formal writing ...

The bond between humans and dogs is one of nature's most enduring partnerships, but exactly when it began has long been a mystery. Now, a new study has turned back the clock. The study, titled "Dogs ...

Pushing back the domestication timeline by 5,000 years via ancient DNA, a new study suggests that dogs lived with humans ...

Learn how bone dice from Ice Age sites in the American West are pushing the origins of gambling back by more than 6,000 years ...

Scientists uncover an unknown human lineage that survived beyond the last ice age, reshaping the story of ancient human ...

Hundreds of millions of Americans are presently besieged by a massive arctic blast and winter storm. Luckily for them, it will only be temporary. That wasn't the case 20,000 years ago... Between ...

During the coldest part of our ancient history, humans survived by tucking themselves into caves in the central Balkans, showing a resilience previously unknown to researchers and opening a fresh ...